Network TELCO Engineer

Join Peraton in advancing the safety efficiency and modernization of the National Airspace System (NAS) through the FAAs Brand New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS) contract. As a trusted partner to the Federal Aviation Administration Peraton helps deliver the systems and services that keep our nations skies safe and connected.

Were looking for innovative professionals who thrive in mission-critical environments and are passionate about shaping the future of air traffic management. This is your chance to make an impact on one of the worlds most vital transportation infrastructures working alongside leaders in aviation engineering data science and systems integration.

At Peraton you wont just support the mission youll define it.

Help shape the future of U.S. airspace safety and efficiency. We are seeking a highly skilled Network TELCO Engineer to design implement and support global terrestrial telecommunications networks in support of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs. This role is responsible for ensuring highly available resilient and secure network architectures that support safety-critical aviation operations across the National Airspace System (NAS).

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in carrier-grade networking layered and segregated safety architectures and modern transport technologies such as MPLS SD-WAN and wireless/5G. This position plays a key role in maintaining operational continuity redundancy and performance across geographically distributed FAA environments.

In this position you will:

• Design and support global terrestrial telecommunications networks supporting FAA operational systems.

• Engineer layered redundant and segregated network architectures to meet aviation safety and availability requirements.

• Implement and maintain MPLS-based WAN environments for mission-critical connectivity.

• Design deploy and optimize SD-WAN solutions to improve resiliency performance and traffic prioritization.

• Support wireless and 5G network architectures including integration with terrestrial and WAN infrastructures.

• Ensure network designs align with safety segregation and fault isolation principles.

• Coordinate with telecommunications carriers and service providers on circuit provisioning upgrades and troubleshooting.

• Perform network performance monitoring capacity planning and fault analysis.

• Support site surveys circuit turn-ups testing and acceptance activities.

• Develop and maintain network diagrams design documentation and configuration baselines.

• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensure secure network segmentation and compliance with FAA and federal standards.

• Support modernization initiatives involving legacy-to-IP network transitions.

Why This Role Matters

FAA operations depend on resilient telecommunications networks that must remain operational at all times. As a Network TELCO Engineer your work ensures that air traffic systems surveillance platforms and operational facilities remain connected through fault-tolerant segregated and redundant network designs. Your expertise directly supports aviation safety system resiliency and the FAAs long-term modernization strategyensuring communications never become a single point of failure.

Basic Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship Required.
• Must have the ability to obtain / maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelors degree and 8 years experience or Masters degree and 6 years experience or Associates degree and 10 years years experience or HS diploma/equivalent and 12 years experience.
• Strong hands-on expertise withMPLS networks routing and traffic engineering.
• Experience designing and supportingSD-WAN architecturesin large distributed environments.
• Proven experience with global terrestrial network design and operations.
• Experience withwireless and emerging 5G network technologies.
• Experiencesupportingcarrier-grade or enterprise telecommunications networks.
• Knowledge of network Layered redundant and segregated architecture (safety).
• Experience supporting high-availability and safety-critical networks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience supporting FAA aviation or transportation safety-critical infrastructures.
• Degree in Telecommunications Network Engineering or Systems Engineering.
• Certifications such as CCNP/CCIE JNCIP/JNCIE or equivalent carrier-grade networking credentials.
• Familiarity withQoS traffic prioritization and latency-sensitive communications.
• Ability to coordinate withtelecom carriers vendors and field technicians.
• Understanding ofIP addressing strategies routing protocols (BGP OSPF) and WAN optimization.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust and secure network segmentation strategies.
• Experience supporting network modernization or large-scale infrastructure transitions.

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